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Grown for bold, showy habit which includes pinkish iridescent fuzzy scalloped leaves to 8" across and creamy pink-yellow airy flower heads to 12" long. From China & Japan, the plumes of seed vessels are as attractive as the flowers. BIG, BOLD, & BEAUTIFUL; needs some room.
A
rhizomatous perennial from Korea and China that looks a lot like a Lily
of the Valley foliage with wavy-edged ovate-heart shaped glossy leaves
(generally 2 but can be more) and spikes of white scented flowers
similar to Tiarellas in late spring early summer followed by red
berries. In part to full shade forms beautiful carpets of foliage.
Absurdly rare! Poisonous but you have to eat a lot and then the
symptom is nausea.
Fastigiata
is an upright variety, w/ deep-pink, 2-3" flowers from EARLY SUMMER
'TIL FROST. Plants are multi-stemmed, w/ rounded, velvety, light-green
leaves. Both charming & quaint in appearance, although enduring &
reliable in performance. Self-seeds some.
This cousin to Hollyhocks is perfect for
the Cottage Garden or anywhere you just want bloom power! (The
trade off for the massive blooms is it's often a short lived
perennial -- literally blooms itself to death -- but no worries as
the 'kids' say -- it self seeds politely so you'll have more.)
Worth growing even where it's not hardy because of the long bloom
season and often while the plant won't make it, the seeds will!
Blooms the first year from seed! Color will vary from Light to
Very dark Lilac but all with deep purple stripes.
Needs
to be in a protected spot here in 7a -- well drained near stones, patio or
house for extra warmth but worth the trouble because it's in the TOP 5
HUMMINGBIRD PLANTS. Copious amounts of nectar! Covered with hundreds of brilliant reddish orange, hibiscus-like flowers
with unique swirled petals
that never fully open. Need light shade or more.
A low growing Agave native to Southern Texas and
Mexico. Sword shaped, rubbery leaves to 12" spotted with
purple to chocolate brown spots which are more prominant in sun.
Not as fragrant as M virginica (which is highly fragrant) but the
foliage is much more interesting. White flowers aging thru
lilac to purple are to 2" across.
Manfreda maculosa
was featured as U. of OK's
Native with a large rosette of fleshy but deciduous foliage. The flower, on a 48" scape is FRAGRANT green with orange anthers, in a tall, slender raceme. The fragrance is intense enough to perfume the air for 10-12'. Marvelous. The correct Latin name is now Manfreda
virginica. MOBOT says Zone 5 with protection.
Large
3" blooms of orchid pink resemble Scabiosas a bit. Marshallias are
superficially similar to Cornflowers. Attractive evergreen basal rosettes.
On many ENDANGERED WILDFLOWER lists. Our plants are grown from seed. Not
happy if they get really dry.
Semi-evergreen
groundcover with mat-like foliage. Withstands foot traffic. Good carpeting
for any but dry situations. Absolutely gorgeous little, exotic orchid-like blooms on a vigorous
spreader. Excellent in hanging baskets.
Himalayan
semi-evergreen groundcover w/ mat-like foliage. Withstands foot traffic.
Good carpeting for any but dry or very wet situations. Good for paving
& bulb cover. Absolutely gorgeous little, exotic orchid-like blooms on
a vigorous spreader. Excellent in hanging baskets.
Also
know as Virginia Snake Root. The purple or dark blue fruit are
non-poisonous, but it is best not to eat them as the plant needs them to
multiply. Mature plants have a circle of 6-8 leaves about 6" above
the ground & a second set of 3 leaves above those. When the berries
turn blue-purple, the leaves below them turn red in the center. Native
to the Eastern half of the US & listed as endangered in Florida and
Illinois. Ours, of course, is nursery propagated.
Note: Multiple tubers in pot -- usually 3.
These tubers by nature are teeny, weeny!
Large
(for the size of the foliage), 1"
trumpet-like flowers in lavender on a creeping stems with
dark green, cordate foliage. Moist, shady woodland conditions. Grow in the
shady border or as a groundcover in a woodland garden. This is just
a stunning, unknown, should be used more, gorgeous, what else can we say,
woodland plant! Well, it's FABULOUS,
FABULOUS! If you have shade and don't
have this, you're missing the boat!
East
Coast Native from New York and Minnesota way on down to Texas and
Florida yet it's seldom grown which peculiar since it's gorgeous!
Well, maybe it's because it takes 6 years from seed 'til bloom and
most folks don't have the patience and you can't find it in the
trade! Prefers conditions like those near a spring fed
stream, full in spring, drying in the heat of summer. Slow to
mature (as Dan Hinkley points out, always a good thing because it
correlates to long lived and a well-behaved neighbor). In late
June it puts forth white waxy white and yellow stars on huge bloom
heads on tall branched spikes over strap-like foliage.
Showy
golden leaves. This herb is used in tea & as a bee plant. Medicinally it
is used as a wound dressing. Scorches in midday sun. Absolutely wonderful lemon
scent - spring some on your floor and vacuum it up - yum! Cut back after flowering.
And as a bonus, this delightful cottage garden plant will help keep deer
out of your garden.
A
great little 'groundcover' between pavers or stepping stones and the
occasional mis-step onto the foliage releases a lovely mint smell.
Tiny, tiny, very flat foliage. People usually freak at the word
'mint' but this is a charming little plant -- too short to take over
anything! Round, glabrous, bright green leaves give a mossy effect.
Flowers
are pink in bud, opening to sky blue & occasionally pink! DORMANT in
summer. Excellent for naturalizing. Happiest where it is moist but just
fine in average woodland soil. Native. A classic woodland plant. (Formerly M.
virginica).
US
Native called 'Seep' Monkey flowers because it's found in moist soil at
the edges of seeps, streams and flowing washes anywhere - even deserts
but more often mountains - anywhere there's moisture. Yellow
tubular flowers to 1" wide and 2.4" long often with orange spots on the
lower lip and round to egg-shaped leaves with scalloped edges.
Variable in appearance and size, highly dependant on growing conditions.
Very floriferous for months. Host Plant for Buckeye Butterfly.
If it gets dry, it may just go dormant but also may go dead! :-)
Native that grows along
stream banks or wet meadows. The branched slender stems are about 2 ft. high. Very unique; looks more like a perennial than a water plant. Lovely snapdragon-like flowers just keep on appearing from June thru Sept. Rhizomatous.
Beautiful, short, evergreen groundcover with bright red, very long-lasting berries. They often remain on into spring. Prefers woodland-like environment, either WET or DRY. Used by early settlers to
cure hives and arthritis. Makes delicious jelly. Takes a
while to establish.
Beautiful, short, evergreen groundcover with bright
WHITE very long-lasting berries. They often remain on into spring. Prefers woodland-like environment, either WET or DRY. Used by early settlers to
cure hives and arthritis. Makes delicious jelly. Takes a
while to establish. The white form is VERY RARE!
Mildew
resistant native that's much shorter that the Bee Balm most people
know. And it like dry to average soil! It has masses of
extra large 1 1/2" raspberry pink terminal flowers in clusters to
3" wide. Each flower head is rests upon a whorl of showy,
purplish-tinged, leafy bracts. It also has hairy stamens on the lower lip
of flower tube and lip and colorful narrow spots. It's
fragrant! Long bloom period. Leaves can be used in teas.
New, a Piet Oudolf selection of Bee Balm from the Netherlands. It's very mildew
resistant and boasts dark purple flowers on purple stems with contrasting green bracts. Extremely dark green foliage on compact, sturdy plants with a minty orange scent. 
This new introduction has hot pink blooms
with coral overtones -- somewhat similar to 'Marshall's Delight (and is
in fact a cross between that and 'Mahogany') with good mildew
resistance, better drought tolerance and with darker green foliage which
gives it more 'Umph' in the landscape. Uniform growth habit and
much stronger fragrance when crush than most so good for flavoring tees.
One
of the most resistant cultivars to powdery mildew in trials in Vermont.
Violet-blue 2-3" tubular blooms in dense terminal whorls either in one
or two layers in mid to late summer. A dramatic bloom that isn't
really Blue and honestly should have a more exciting name -- it's an
exciting Bee Balm! Typical delicious scent!
A
beautiful clear rose pink. The perfect center piece in a pink
garden or a special flower arrangement! This is a stunning color in the garden for a Bee Balm.
Typical delightful Bee Balm Scent.
Dark
green, semi-glossy, fragrant 'chunky' highly mildew resistant foliage
with red globe blooms. Much shorter than the average bee balm,
appropriate for the middle of the border rather than the back. I
see varying information on height, down to 18" but for sure, it's much
shorter than the average. Very free flowering for a long time.
MASSIVE
RED FLOWERS on a huge Monarda. Deep green foliage on one of the most
MILDEW-RESISTANT RED bee balms on the market. If you only have room for one
red Monarda, this is the one to
take a really hard look at! This is such a spectacular
looking plant for the back of the border or anywhere you just want to
stop folks in their tracks!
Plantsman
Darrell Probst introduced this deep raspberry-red Bee Balm. Even the unopened buds resemble raspberries! Clear wine red flowers from June thru August are often stacked two to a stem..
Highly MILDEW RESISTANT. 'Raspberry Wine' produces elegant wine-red flowers over dark green foliage. Splendid cut flowers. Prune back low to the ground each fall; divide as needed in spring.
Very long blooming w/ deadheading. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants' 
One
of the three classic white Bee Balms introduced in 1955. There are
newer and more mildew resistant but the older ones have more showy
flowers. White Bee Balms in general, tend to not have as large a
blooms as red but 'Snow Queen' has very impressive blooms for a white.
Remember, mildew comes from drought, overcrowding and poor air
circulation! Grown well, 'Snow Queen' is hard to beat!
Most beautiful scarlet. Vigorous grower.
Rapid spreader. Good cut flower. Does best in full sun and poor soil as do
all 'fistulosa's and their hybrids. This is the bee balm to plant if you
don't have a moist spot in your garden. BIG BLOOMS. One of the VERY
BEST for mildew resistance. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
'Mahogany'
is especially upright in habit w/ dark-green foliage &large wine-red
flowers. Splendid cut flowers. Prune back low to ground each fall; divide
as needed in spring. Profuse bloomer, deep green leaves with hint of
flower color on leaf edges. This is a M. fistulosa, so it can take poor
soil that is not moist
Outstanding
Monarda for the meadow garden. The flowers are dense whorls of yellow
spotted w/ purple against pink bracts. Bees & hummingbirds love it.
Good in backgrounds. Culinary & medicinal uses. Spreading root system.
Early blooming, native bee-balm. Self-seeds some.
"Finally
a Monarda short enough to be manageable, but
tall enough to bee seen! Grand ParadeTM
has been an outstanding performer in our trials
for the last two years, showing its glorious
purple pink flowers in atop clean deep green
leaves. It's habit is tight and compact, with
many branches for many flowers. This easy keeper
comes from the Morden Breeding Program in
Manitoba." (North Creek) Forms
slowly spreading clumps.
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"Bred
by Lynn Collicutt of the Morden Research Station in Morden, Manitoba.
Lavender pink flowers in July and August atop deep green, shiny and
clean foliage! More compact than others in the species. U.S. Vegetative
propagation prohibited. Very low maintenance. Cherished by butterflies
and hummingbirds, but loathed by deer. Also makes an excellent cut
flower!" (North Creek) Intensely fragrant! Prefers full sun.
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Much
branched, sprawling small shrub from Australia and New Zealand found
in gravelly and rocky places that forms a dense mat. Vigorous
deciduous, creeping sub-shrub or twining climber with slender shoots
and rounded to violin-shaped, dark green leaves. Translucent berries
with black fruit embedded inside.
A small banana that grows 4' to 5' & is cold hardy & looks
like a shrub/palm. The plant produces a gorgeous, large artichoke like
flower w/ bright yellow bracts which creates a dramatic sunburst
appearance for several months. The fruit is not edible. It's just making
it's debut in cultivation . Hardy in Zone 6 if well-mulched. 
AKA
Mysotis scirpiodes 'Unforgetable'
True,
perennial forget-me-not for fairly moist spots, even very shallow water.
Narrow leaves form sprawling mounds. Bears small, blue flowers through
summer. Very strong grower in moist soil. Good groundcover in a
swampy, spot. Ours does fine in average soil but then takes the
deluge of water that comes when it rains in a high run off area.
